This article lists the Ulster Unionist Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Election results
1922 general election
1923 general election
1924 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Antrim |
Charles Curtis Craig |
60,868 |
49.0 |
1
|
Antrim |
Hugh O'Neill |
60,764 |
49.0 |
2
|
Armagh |
William Allen |
29,021 |
71.2 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Herbert Dixon |
unopposed |
N/A |
1
|
Belfast North |
Thomas McConnell |
34,182 |
96.6 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Thomas Moles |
unopposed |
N/A |
1
|
Belfast West |
Robert Lynn |
28,435 |
54.5 |
1
|
Down |
David Reid |
58,929 |
46.5 |
1
|
Down |
John Morrow Simms |
58,777 |
46.4 |
2
|
Fermanagh and Tyrone |
Charles Falls |
44,716 |
43.5 |
1
|
Fermanagh and Tyrone |
James Pringle |
44,711 |
43.4 |
2
|
Londonderry |
Malcolm Macnaghten |
30,875 |
82.9 |
1
|
By-elections, 1924–1929
1929 general election
1931 general election
1935 general election
By-elections, 1935–1945
1945 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Antrim |
Hugh O'Neill |
57,259 |
43.1 |
1
|
Antrim |
Samuel Gillmor Haughton |
57,232 |
43.1 |
2
|
Armagh |
William Allen |
unopposed |
N/A |
1
|
Belfast East |
Thomas Loftus Cole |
21,443 |
56.4 |
1
|
Belfast North |
William Frederick Neill |
25,761 |
55.3 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Hugh Gage |
24,282 |
52.2 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Knox Cunningham |
26,729 |
46.5 |
2
|
Down |
Walter Smiles |
24,148 |
20.9 |
2
|
Down |
John Blakiston Houston |
22,730 |
19.6 |
3
|
Fermanagh and Tyrone |
Thomas Lyons |
46,392 |
22.8 |
3
|
Fermanagh and Tyrone |
Noreen Cooper |
46,260 |
22.8 |
4
|
Londonderry |
Ronald Deane Ross |
40,214 |
50.8 |
1
|
By-elections, 1945–1950
1950 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
James Harden |
unopposed |
N/A |
1
|
Belfast East |
Alan McKibbin |
29,844 |
63.3 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Harford Montgomery Hyde |
36,412 |
64.4 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Hugh Gage |
34,620 |
75.2 |
1
|
Belfast West |
James Godfrey MacManaway |
33,917 |
51.5 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Henry Richardson |
29,877 |
48.1 |
2
|
Londonderry |
Ronald Deane Ross |
36,602 |
62.6 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
John Shearer |
29,721 |
47.4 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Hugh O'Neill |
unopposed |
N/A |
1
|
North Down |
Walter Smiles |
41,810 |
79.4 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Douglas Lloyd Savory |
41,023 |
83.6 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
38,508 |
63.5 |
1
|
By-elections, 1950–1951
1951 general election
By-elections, 1951–1955
1955 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
Christopher Wyborne Armstrong |
38,617 |
64.4 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Alan McKibbin |
26,938 |
62.5 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Harford Montgomery Hyde |
33,745 |
63.3 |
1
|
Belfast South |
David Campbell |
33,392 |
78.4 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Patricia McLaughlin |
34,191 |
58.3 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Robert Grosvenor |
30,268 |
49.8 |
2
|
Londonderry |
Robin Chichester-Clark |
35,673 |
64.5 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Charles Beattie |
29,477 |
49.8 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Phelim O'Neill |
41,763 |
86.0 |
1
|
North Down |
George Currie |
50,315 |
96.9 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Knox Cunningham |
50,347 |
90.7 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
37,921 |
65.9 |
1
|
Although Grosvenor failed to win Fermanagh and South Tyrone, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible.
By-elections, 1955–1959
Although Beattie failed to win Mid Ulster, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible, but was then in turn disqualified as ineligible. A new by-election was held, which the Ulster Unionist Party did not contest.
1959 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
John Maginnis |
40,325 |
85.5 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Stanley McMaster |
26,510 |
60.1 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Stratton Mills |
32,173 |
60.7 |
1
|
Belfast South |
David Campbell |
30,164 |
69.9 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Patricia McLaughlin |
28,898 |
54.1 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Robert Grosvenor |
32,080 |
81.4 |
1
|
Londonderry |
Robin Chichester-Clark |
37,529 |
73.0 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
George Forrest |
33,093 |
70.0 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Henry Maitland Clark |
42,807 |
94.9 |
1
|
North Down |
George Currie |
51,773 |
98.0 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Knox Cunningham |
52,786 |
95.1 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
36,875 |
85.4 |
1
|
By-elections, 1959–1964
1964 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
John Maginnis |
35,223 |
65.0 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Stanley McMaster |
24,804 |
58.8 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Stratton Mills |
29,976 |
59.6 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Rafton Pounder |
27,422 |
69.8 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Jim Kilfedder |
21,337 |
41.2 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
James Hamilton |
30,010 |
55.1 |
1
|
Londonderry |
Robin Chichester-Clark |
37,700 |
64.1 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
George Forrest |
29,715 |
51.6 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Henry Maitland Clark |
40,372 |
90.1 |
1
|
North Down |
George Currie |
45,091 |
73.5 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Knox Cunningham |
47,325 |
69.9 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
32,922 |
59.0 |
1
|
1966 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
John Maginnis |
34,687 |
72.0 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Stanley McMaster |
21,283 |
54.7 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Stratton Mills |
26,891 |
57.4 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Rafton Pounder |
23,329 |
65.4 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Jim Kilfedder |
24,281 |
48.0 |
2
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
James Hamilton |
29,352 |
54.0 |
1
|
Londonderry |
Robin Chichester-Clark |
34,729 |
58.1 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
George Forrest |
29,728 |
52.3 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Henry Maitland Clark |
31,927 |
78.1 |
1
|
North Down |
George Currie |
38,706 |
78.5 |
1
|
South Antrim |
Knox Cunningham |
40,840 |
64.3 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
32,876 |
64.0 |
1
|
By-elections, 1966–1970
1970 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
John Maginnis |
37,667 |
55.3 |
1
|
Belfast East |
Stanley McMaster |
26,778 |
59.5 |
1
|
Belfast North |
Stratton Mills |
28,668 |
48.5 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Rafton Pounder |
27,523 |
70.4 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Brian McRoberts |
27,451 |
47.3 |
2
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
James Hamilton |
31,390 |
48.9 |
2
|
Londonderry |
Robin Chichester-Clark |
39,141 |
53.1 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
Neville Thornton |
31,810 |
45.1 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Henry Maitland Clark |
21,451 |
36.6 |
2
|
North Down |
James Kilfedder |
55,679 |
69.0 |
1
|
South Antrim |
James Molyneaux |
59,589 |
61.2 |
1
|
South Down |
Lawrence Orr |
34,894 |
54.3 |
1
|
February 1974 general election
October 1974 general election
1979 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Armagh |
Harold McCusker |
31,688 |
48.5 |
1
|
Belfast East |
William Craig |
15,930 |
31.2 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
10,695 |
25.3 |
2
|
Belfast South |
Robert Bradford |
28,875 |
61.7 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Thomas Passmore |
8,245 |
24.8 |
2
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Raymond Ferguson |
17,411 |
28.0 |
2
|
Londonderry |
William Ross |
31,592 |
49.7 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Jeremy Burchill |
15,398 |
23.4 |
2
|
North Down |
Clifford Smyth |
11,728 |
18.9 |
3
|
South Antrim |
James Molyneaux |
50,782 |
69.0 |
1
|
South Down |
Enoch Powell |
32,254 |
50.0 |
1
|
By-elections, 1979–1983
1983 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Jeremy Burchill |
9,642 |
24.8 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
15,339 |
36.2 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Martin Smyth |
18,669 |
50.0 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Thomas Passmore |
2,435 |
5.5 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
14,293 |
37.4 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
William Ross |
19,469 |
37.9 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Ken Maginnis |
28,630 |
47.6 |
1
|
Lagan Valley |
Jim Molyneaux |
24,017 |
59.2 |
1
|
Mid Ulster |
William Thompson |
7,066 |
13.1 |
4
|
Newry and Armagh |
Jim Nicholson |
18,988 |
40.0 |
1
|
North Antrim |
Robert Coulter |
10,749 |
24.3 |
2
|
North Down |
Robert McCartney |
8,261 |
20.3 |
3
|
South Antrim |
Clifford Forsythe |
17,727 |
45.7 |
1
|
South Down |
Enoch Powell |
20,693 |
40.3 |
1
|
Strangford |
John Taylor |
19,086 |
48.8 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
Harold McCusker |
24,888 |
56.9 |
1
|
By-elections, 1983–1987
Election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
1986 Belfast North by-election |
Cecil Walker |
21,649 |
71.5 |
1
|
1986 Belfast South by-election |
Martin Smyth |
21,771 |
71.3 |
1
|
1986 East Londonderry by-election |
Wiliam Ross |
30,922 |
93.9 |
1
|
1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election |
Ken Maginnis |
27,857 |
49.7 |
1
|
1986 Lagan Valley by-election |
Jim Molyneaux |
32,514 |
90.7 |
1
|
1986 Newry and Armagh by-election |
Jim Nicholson |
20,111 |
40.3 |
2
|
1986 South Antrim by-election |
Clifford Forsythe |
30,087 |
94.1 |
1
|
1986 South Down by-election |
Enoch Powell |
24,963 |
48.4 |
1
|
1986 Strangford by-election |
John Taylor |
32,627 |
94.2 |
1
|
1986 Upper Bann by-election |
Harold McCusker |
29,311 |
80.8 |
1
|
1987 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
14,355 |
39.0 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Martin Smyth |
18,917 |
57.8 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Frank Millar |
7,646 |
18.7 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
23,942 |
71.6 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
William Ross |
29,532 |
60.5 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Ken Maginnis |
27,446 |
49.6 |
1
|
Lagan Valley |
Jim Molyneaux |
29,101 |
70.7 |
1
|
Newry and Armagh |
Jim Nicholson |
19,812 |
37.9 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Clifford Forsythe |
25,395 |
69.8 |
1
|
South Down |
Enoch Powell |
25,848 |
45.7 |
2
|
Strangford |
John Taylor |
28,199 |
75.9 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
Harold McCusker |
25,137 |
61.5 |
1
|
By-elections, 1987–1992
1992 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
17,240 |
48.0 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Martin Smyth |
16,336 |
48.6 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Fred Cobain |
4,766 |
11.9 |
3
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
16,966 |
43.2 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
William Ross |
30,370 |
57.6 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Ken Maginnis |
26,923 |
48.8 |
1
|
Lagan Valley |
Jim Molyneaux |
29,772 |
60.8 |
1
|
Newry and Armagh |
Jim Speers |
18,982 |
36.1 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Joe Gaston |
8,216 |
18.1 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Clifford Forsythe |
29,956 |
70.9 |
1
|
South Down |
Drew Nelson |
25,181 |
40.9 |
2
|
Strangford |
John Taylor |
19,517 |
43.6 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Trimble |
26,824 |
59.0 |
1
|
By-elections, 1992–1997
1997 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Reg Empey |
9,886 |
25.3 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
21,478 |
51.8 |
1
|
Belfast South |
Martin Smyth |
14,201 |
36.0 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Fred Parkinson |
1,556 |
3.4 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
13,318 |
38.8 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
William Ross |
13,558 |
36.0 |
1
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Ken Maginnis |
24,862 |
51.5 |
1
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
24,560 |
55.4 |
1
|
Newry and Armagh |
Danny Kennedy |
18,015 |
33.8 |
2
|
North Antrim |
James Leslie |
10,921 |
23.6 |
2
|
North Down |
Alan McFarland |
11,368 |
31.1 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Clifford Forsythe |
23,108 |
57.5 |
1
|
South Down |
Dermot Nesbitt |
16,248 |
32.8 |
2
|
Strangford |
John Taylor |
18,431 |
44.3 |
1
|
Upper Bann |
David Trimble |
20,836 |
43.6 |
1
|
West Tyrone |
William Thompson |
16,003 |
34.6 |
1
|
By-elections, 1997–2001
2001 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Tim Lemon |
8,550 |
23.2 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Cecil Walker |
4,904 |
12.0 |
4
|
Belfast South |
Martin Smyth |
17,008 |
44.8 |
1
|
Belfast West |
Chris McGimpsey |
2,541 |
6.2 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
13,101 |
36.4 |
1
|
East Londonderry |
William Ross |
10,912 |
27.4 |
2
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
James Cooper |
17,686 |
34.0 |
2
|
Foyle |
Andrew Davidson |
3,360 |
6.9 |
4
|
Lagan Valley |
Jeffrey Donaldson |
25,966 |
56.5 |
1
|
Newry and Armagh |
Sylvia McRoberts |
6,833 |
12.3 |
4
|
North Antrim |
Lexie Scott |
10,315 |
21.0 |
2
|
North Down |
Sylvia Hermon |
20,833 |
56.0 |
1
|
South Antrim |
David Burnside |
16,366 |
37.1 |
1
|
South Down |
Dermot Nesbitt |
9,173 |
17.6 |
3
|
Strangford |
David McNarry |
17,422 |
40.3 |
2
|
Upper Bann |
David Trimble |
17,095 |
33.5 |
2
|
West Tyrone |
William Thompson |
14,774 |
30.4 |
2
|
2005 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Reg Empey |
9,275 |
30.1 |
2
|
Belfast North |
Fred Cobain |
2,154 |
7.1 |
4
|
Belfast South |
Michael McGimpsey |
7,263 |
22.7 |
3
|
Belfast West |
Chris McGimpsey |
779 |
2.3 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs |
8,462 |
26.6 |
2
|
East Londonderry |
David McClarty |
7,498 |
21.1 |
2
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Tom Elliott |
8,869 |
18.2 |
3
|
Foyle |
Earl Storey |
1,091 |
2.4 |
5
|
Lagan Valley |
Basil McCrea |
9,172 |
21.5 |
2
|
Mid Ulster |
Billy Armstrong |
4,853 |
10.7 |
4
|
Newry and Armagh |
Danny Kennedy |
7,025 |
13.9 |
4
|
North Antrim |
Rodney McCune |
6,637 |
14.5 |
3
|
North Down |
Sylvia Hermon |
16,268 |
50.4 |
1
|
South Antrim |
David Burnside |
11,059 |
29.1 |
2
|
South Down |
Dermot Nesbitt |
4,775 |
9.9 |
4
|
Strangford |
Gareth McGimpsey |
7,872 |
21.3 |
2
|
Upper Bann |
David Trimble |
11,281 |
25.5 |
2
|
West Tyrone |
Derek Hussey |
2,981 |
6.9 |
5
|
2010 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Trevor Ringland |
7,305 |
21.2 |
3
|
Belfast North |
Fred Cobain |
2,837 |
7.7 |
4
|
Belfast South |
Paula Bradshaw |
5,910 |
17.3 |
3
|
Belfast West |
Bill Manwaring |
1,000 |
3.1 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Rodney McCune |
7,223 |
23.7 |
2
|
East Londonderry |
Lesley Macaulay |
6,218 |
17.8 |
3
|
Foyle |
David Harding |
1,221 |
3.2 |
5
|
Lagan Valley |
Daphne Trimble |
7,713 |
21.1 |
2
|
Mid Ulster |
Sandra Overend |
4,509 |
11.0 |
4
|
Newry and Armagh |
Danny Kennedy |
8,558 |
19.1 |
3
|
North Antrim |
Irwin Armstrong |
4,634 |
10.9 |
4
|
North Down |
Ian Parsley |
6,817 |
20.4 |
2
|
South Antrim |
Reg Empey |
10,353 |
30.4 |
2
|
South Down |
John McCallister |
3,093 |
7.3 |
4
|
Strangford |
Mike Nesbitt |
9,050 |
27.8 |
2
|
Upper Bann |
Harry Hamilton |
10,639 |
25.7 |
2
|
West Tyrone |
Ross Hussey |
5,281 |
14.2 |
3
|
Candidates stood as part of Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force.
By-elections, 2010–2015
2015 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast South |
Rodney McCune |
3,549 |
9.1 |
5
|
Belfast West |
Bill Manwaring |
1,088 |
3.1 |
5
|
East Antrim |
Roy Beggs, Jr. |
6,308 |
18.8 |
2
|
East Londonderry |
William McCandless |
5,333 |
15.4 |
3
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Tom Elliott |
23,608 |
46.4 |
1
|
Foyle |
Julie Kee |
1,226 |
3.3 |
4
|
Lagan Valley |
Alexander Redpath |
6,055 |
15.2 |
2
|
Mid Ulster |
Sandra Overend |
6,318 |
15.4 |
2
|
Newry and Armagh |
Danny Kennedy |
16,312 |
32.7 |
2
|
North Antrim |
Robin Swann |
5,054 |
12.1 |
4
|
South Antrim |
Danny Kinahan |
11,942 |
32.7 |
1
|
South Down |
Harold McKee |
3,964 |
9.3 |
3
|
Strangford |
Robert Burgess |
4,868 |
14.3 |
2
|
Upper Bann |
Jo-Anne Dobson |
13,166 |
27.9 |
2
|
West Tyrone |
Ross Hussey |
6,144 |
15.9 |
4
|
2017 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Hazel Legge |
1,408 |
3.3 |
3
|
Belfast South |
Michael Henderson |
1,527 |
3.5 |
6
|
East Antrim |
John Stewart |
4,544 |
11.9 |
3
|
East Londonderry |
Richard Holmes |
3,135 |
7.6 |
4
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Tom Elliott |
24,355 |
45.5 |
2
|
Lagan Valley |
Robbie Butler |
7,533 |
16.8 |
2
|
Mid Ulster |
Mark Glasgow |
3,017 |
6.5 |
4
|
Newry and Armagh |
Sam Nicholson |
4,425 |
8.3 |
4
|
North Antrim |
Jackson Minford |
3,482 |
7.2 |
3
|
South Antrim |
Danny Kinahan |
13,300 |
30.8 |
2
|
South Down |
Harold McKee |
2,002 |
3.9 |
4
|
Strangford |
Mike Nesbitt |
4,419 |
11.4 |
3
|
Upper Bann |
Doug Beattie |
7,900 |
15.4 |
3
|
West Tyrone |
Alicia Clarke |
2,253 |
5.2 |
4
|
By-elections, 2017–2019
2019 general election
Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
Belfast East |
Carl McClean |
2,516 |
5.9 |
3
|
Belfast South |
Michael Henderson |
1,259 |
2.7 |
4
|
East Antrim |
Steve Aiken |
5,475 |
14.7 |
3
|
East Londonderry |
Richard Holmes |
3,599 |
9.2 |
5
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Tom Elliott |
21,929 |
43.2 |
2
|
Foyle |
Darren Guy |
1,088 |
2.3 |
7
|
Lagan Valley |
Robbie Butler |
8,606 |
19.0 |
3
|
Mid Ulster |
Neil Richardson |
2,611 |
5.9 |
5
|
Newry and Armagh |
Sam Nicholson |
4,204 |
8.3 |
5
|
North Antrim |
Robin Swann |
8,139 |
18.5 |
2
|
North Down |
Alan Chambers |
4,936 |
12.1 |
3
|
South Antrim |
Danny Kinahan |
12,460 |
29.0 |
2
|
South Down |
Jill Macauley |
3,307 |
6.6 |
5
|
Strangford |
Philip Smith |
4,023 |
10.7 |
3
|
Upper Bann |
Doug Beattie |
6,197 |
12.4 |
4
|
West Tyrone |
Andy McKane |
2,774 |
6.7 |
5
|